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Number of Complaints of Sexual Assault and Abuse Mount Against University of Michigan Sports Doctor As of the last week of April 2020, 257 unique complaints had been lodged with the University of Michigan about Dr. Robert Anderson, a physician who had been sports doctor for the school for many years. Anderson is accused of sexually assaulting and sexually abusing both men and women on sports teams at the University of Michigan, the earliest complaints dating back to the late…

Life in Quarantine: Auto Accidents Down, Kitchen Burn Injuries Up Life for nearly all Americans is markedly different during the COVID-19 pandemic is significantly different than what existed at the beginning of 2020. One interesting development is that motor vehicle accidents have significantly decreased since the stay at home policies have been put in place across the country. The decline has been so significant that some automobile insurance companies have issued or will be issuing premium rebates to customers. While…

A Remaining Dark Corner in the University Greek World: The Ongoing Quiet Crisis of the Sexual Assault of College Women by Fraternity Brothers A considerable amount of attention has been paid to the physical and emotional harm vested upon fraternity pledges as the result of hazing. Indeed, notice has also been had on the ongoing harm experienced by fraternity members during the entire course of their college careers as a result of dangerous activities sponsored by these organizations or even…

Remote Workers, Workplace Injury, and Workers’ Compensation As a result of COVID-19 stay at home directives and mandated workplace workforce reductions on the city and state levels across the country, more people are working remotely or working from home than at any time in U.S. history. Many of these displaced workers will return to the workplace fold, a process that is likely to commence in some states are “early” as May. Texas businesses are likely to be on the forefront…

Amazon’s “Free Delivery” Can Extract A Heavy Cost In Injuries, Lives In response to the retail business closings and “shelter in place” orders issued by both state and local governments over the past few months, there has been an increase in purchasing from online retailers such as Amazon.com. This surge in online shopping has placed tremendous pressure on the nation’s commercial trucking industry as it struggle to cope with this unanticipated increase in demand for deliveries. In today’s post the…